Kristin Havranek, Partner at Goodwin

Today, my guest is Kristin Havranek, a Partner at Goodwin who has worked extensively with and in the MedTech industry for the last 25 years. A trusted advisor to investors and companies alike, Kristin regularly helps startup and emerging MedTech companies build their IP portfolios in a strategic, thoughtful manner with their business goals and needs in mind. She evaluates freedom-to-operate, patentability, investor due diligence and financing IP, and conducts patent validity analyses. She advises on strategic alliances and prepares and prosecutes patent applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Kristin was Chair of the Membership Committee for MedtechWomen in 2021-2022, and has served as Co-Chair of the Mentorship Committee for MedtechWomen 2022-2023. Kristin’s background as a Biomedical engineer in industry, most recently as a Senior Engineer at Guidant Corporation, and as a MedTech attorney advising companies in a wide variety of technological areas makes her uniquely qualified to find the path to successful IP protection and value creation for MedTech companies. Kristin holds a JD from University of San Francisco School of Law and a BS in BioEngineering from University of Pennsylvania.